Disclaimer: I own nothing except Silence and Sirius.

Amara's eyes snapped open. She sat up quickly and looked toward the corner of her room, praying that he'd be there, like in the dream. Nothing but the rug and Sirius, now about a year old, sleeping on it. Of course, she thought, He's never there. It's just a dream and ... he's dead. But it felt so real.

~Flashback~

Amara was just drifting off to sleep when her door creaked open. She looked toward it but saw no one. That's odd. "Woof." A soft bark brought her fully awake. Sirius? No, she's on the other side of the room. So then.. She sat up and looked over the side of the bed. "Silence?!" There sat Silence, his ears back in a happy gesture and his tongue lolling. "How?" Amara questioned, shaking her head in disbelief. The dog woofed again and reared up, placing his front paws on her bed. He gave her one quick lick and jumped off, trotting to the rug in the corner of the room. He looked back at his owner with thoughtful, sad, forgiving eyes and woofed.

~End Flashback~

She reached up, touching the spot on her face that was licked in the dream. Wet. "That was no dream." She told Sirius who was now standing next to her bed.

"I'm telling you he was there." Amara said, trying to convince her cousin the next morning. "It was a dream, Amara, he wasn't there. This isn't the first time and probably won't be the last." Michelle said blankly, turning back to the dishes. "But-" before she could finish, Trista burst into the room. "Trouble," she said, gasping for air, "Scouts .Train station. Monster. Now!" With that, she took off.

~At the train station~

The monster leaped toward Serena, who was on the ground and not paying attention. Before it could reach her, a blast of fire shaped like a planet with a ring around it, collided with the monster, sending it tumbling across the tracks. Everyone looked up to see the Outers standing on the roof of the train station. With a roar, the creature stood up and lunged toward them. They just leaped over it and Michelle prepared to hit it with her water. Suddenly, spikes flew from the monster's back, pining the Outers to the wall. "Stop right there!" Lita yelled, run at it. The monster grabbed a chunk of skin and threw it at Lita. It hit her straight on, fling her back into the other Scouts catching them all it the sticky substance.

It turned to the Outers. It pointed its finger at Amara, spikes flying out of it. She tried to move but to no avail. She closed her eyes, waiting to die. However, nothing happened. She opened them again, Silence stood below her the spikes in his mouth. "Silence!" He looked up at his master, leaping up, grabbing the spikes and freeing her and her friends.

Amara took the spikes from her friend and threw them back toward the Inners, breaking the stuff around them and freeing them as well. "Now you." She said, signaling Serena. A quick blast and the monster was toast. Everyone looked back toward Silence to find him gone. "Now I suppose you're gonna tell me that was a dream too." She said to her cousin in a matter-of- fact tone. "You win." Michelle sighed in defeat. As they all turned to leave, Amara turned back toward the wall she had been stuck on. "Woof." She shook her head again and looked to the sky. "Thank you, my friend."